Historic Ryde Society

‘Giving Ryde’s Past to the Future’

Historic Ryde Society Quiz Night Thursday 28 September 2023 at Yelf's Hotel, at 7p.m. for 7.30pm.

1860s Railway news

Railway news from the 1860s

Paving the pier – January 1864 – added 13.7.10

The Vectis – March 1864 – added 12.7.10

The Railway nearly here! Observer August 1864

Opening of the first section of the Railway from Ryde to Shanklin August 1864

Celebration of the Opening September 1864

Rail versus Road – September 1864

The Pier Tramway Omnibus – September 1864

Christmas Day timetable 1868

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